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[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?



jakarta

jakarta

Well-known member
May 25, 2007
15,620
Sullington
Stalin - in the Court of the Red Tsar. Reading it before we visit Russia in May.

About half way through, it is an utterly chilling portrait of a banal mass murderer. Although Beria was arguably even worse.

I would have thought any cheerleader for Communism would shut the **** up after reading it.
 




southstandandy

southstandandy

WEST STAND ANDY
Jul 9, 2003
5,637
'The Club' - How the Premier League became the richest, most disruptive business in sport (by Jonathan Clegg).

Really good eye opener into the formation of the Premier league and some of the nefarious goings on.
 




Juan Albion

Juan Albion

Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
Jul 9, 2003
31,370
Pontypool (Not THAT Pontypool, the one with the zo
Currently going through a Scandinavian period. Just finished "The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man" by Sweden's Jonas Jonasson (which I picked up because I'd just married a Jonas Jonasson, as it were).

Now I'm reading "The Thirst" by Norway's Jo Nesbo.
 


StonehamPark

StonehamPark

#Brighton-Nil
Oct 30, 2010
9,773
BC, Canada
Recently finished Armada - Ernest Cline. Loved it, looking forward to the film adaption.
Just back from the bookshop with Coyota America (Dan Flores), 1984 and Animal Farm (plus Lonely Planet Honolulu). Looking forward to starting with Animal Farm.
 




Barry Izbak

Barry Izbak

U.T.A.
Dec 7, 2005
7,320
Lancing By Sea
I think most people regard Jeffrey Archer as a huge nause. Prat. Git.

But to me he is also one of the very best story tellers that there is.

Currently reading Heads You Win on holiday in Sardinia

Fant-tastic
 




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Exeter Seagull

New member
May 16, 2019
2
The rise and fall of the british nation, by David Edgerton. Worth a read for all the history, economics and politics aficionados of NSC.
 




Cheshire Cat

Cheshire Cat

The most curious thing..
Nov 4, 2006
11,431
Sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off...
Q by Luther Blisset

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The Clamp

The Clamp

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jan 11, 2016
24,434
West is BEST
John Le Carre
Call for the Dead
(Smiley’s first novel)

Lovely history of Smiley at the beginning.
 




Barry Izbak

Barry Izbak

U.T.A.
Dec 7, 2005
7,320
Lancing By Sea
The Clamp said:
John Le Carre
Call for the Dead
(Smiley’s first novel)

Lovely history of Smiley at the beginning.
Click to expand...

Amazingly that is the only title in English on the bookshelf here.
So I will be starting it tomorrow, and delighted it seems to be recommended...
 








Eeyore

Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
NSC Patron
Apr 5, 2014
23,513
'The places in between'. An account of Rory Stewart's journey across Afghanistan.

Just arrived today. Rory Stewart is an unheralded national treasure. I rather suspect his candidacy for prime minister will fail. Probably for the best. Firstly he's too nice and secondly he's not really a Tory anyway.
 


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Madge

New member
May 4, 2019
2
Going for A Song: A Chronicle of UK Record Shops, bu Garth Catrwright - goes right back to the first indie shops and labels in the 1900's - a page turner
 


wallyback

wallyback

Well-known member
Jun 22, 2011
1,406
Brighton
sick on you by andrew matheson

A history of the Hollywood Brats, the UKs answer to the New York Dolls, no less!
 


StonehamPark

StonehamPark

#Brighton-Nil
Oct 30, 2010
9,773
BC, Canada
Bought a Kobo e-reader this week, well worth it.
Currently reading Coyote America - Dan Flores.

Afterwards, looking forward to the Red Rising series.
 








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